Item 59: A Photo Album of the McClintock Home, Compiled by [Gilbert Stuart McClintock, 1943
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 59
Dates
- Created: 1943
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Photo Album
Condition Note:
Good. Photographs are in good condition and the binding and book cover itself are still durable and in good condition.
Measurements:
10 5/16 in. x 9 2/16 in.
Title:
Photo Album, the McClintock Home 1943
Description:
: The item depicts a metal-binded photo album containing twelve photographs of the McClintock home located at 44 South River Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA. The house was built in 1841, with Andrew Todd McClintock, and passed down through the family. The album was curated and assembled by Gilbert Stuart McClintock during December 1943.
Location:
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Transcription:
First Page:
There are duplicates of the pictures herein, which have a white slip tucked into them. The duplicates are on a poster in Betsy Confron’s office. — 12-86
Second Page: [The page is composed of printed and annotated text. Printed text is noted in bolded text below:]
The McClintock Home 44 South River Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA.
Erected in 1841 by Andrew Todd McClintock And Occupied by Mr. And Mrs. Andrew T. McClintock From 1841 to 1896
Occupied by Mr. And Mrs. Andrew Hamilton McClintock 1896 to 1919
Occupied by Gilbert S. McClintock 1919 to 1950
Presented to Wilkes College in 1950.
December 1943
Page 3:
The page depicts a scene of the home’s entryway. A staircase lines the left hand side of the photographs, carpet adorning the stairs and floor, with paintings on the wall. A glass pendant hangs in the center and fine furniture lines the right hand wall opposite the stairs.
Page 4:
The picture displays a sitting room, with one window on the left-hand side of the frame in the background. A grand mirror sits on the right hand side, with a chandelier in the top, center of the frame. There is an ornate fireplace with another large mirror above the mantel on the left-hand side of the foreground portion of the frame. The room is filled with fine, wooden furniture.
Page 5:
The photo displays a shotgun style hallway that looks through three rooms and two entryways. The room is filled with fine, wooden furniture, draped curtains, and paintings along the walls. There is a chandelier in the center foreground of the frame.
Page 6:
The picture shows the left hand view of the room on page 4, but positioned from the opposite side of the frame. There is an ornate fireplace with another large mirror above the mantel on the left-hand side of the foreground portion of the frame. The room is filled with fine, wooden furniture. There is a chandelier in the center foreground of the frame.
Page 7:
The photo displays a library and sitting room. There is a large fireplace on the right hand side of the frame, with a great portrait of Andrew Hamilton McClintock positioned above the mantel. There are two bookshelves lining the wall on either side of the fireplace. A desk sits in the left hand side of the frame, more toward the background of the frame. The room is filled with fine, wooden furniture, draped curtains, and paintings along the walls.
Page 8: The photograph displays a more central view of the fireplace in the previous image of the library. There is a large fireplace on the right hand side of the frame, with a great portrait of Andrew Hamilton McClintock positioned above the mantel. There are two bookshelves lining the wall on either side of the fireplace.
Page 9:
The picture shows the left hand view of the room on page 8 and 7, but positioned from the opposite side of the frame. The room is filled with fine, wooden furniture, draped curtains, and paintings along the walls. In the background of the photograph, the threshold sits in the center of the frame. Two sitting chairs are positioned on the right hand side of the frame, across from the fireplace, and many bookshelves line the walls.
Page 10:
The photograph depicts a sitting room. The room is filled with fine, wooden furniture, draped curtains, and paintings along the walls. In the background of the photograph, there are two great windows, a small vanity on the left hand side of the frame and a plush chair and lamp on the right.
Page 11:
The picture shows the left hand view of the room on page 10. The frame is centered on two plush armchairs sitting before a bay window. There are paintings on each wall on either side, draped curtains and a chandelier in the center of the room. There is an ornate rug over hardwood floors.
Page 12:
The picture shows the left hand view of the room on page 19 and 10. There is a grand fireplace with a painting above a mantel holding two candlesticks and a bust of a rider and horse. There is a china cabinet at the right hand side of the room with a wooden chair. On the left hand side there is a plush armchair. At the back wall depicts an open threshold.
Page 13:
The photograph depicts a dining room. There is a grand fireplace with a painting above a mantel holding three similar vases. There is a five piece dining set at the center of the room, a china cabinet at the back, left hand side of the room. On the right hand side there is a runner table with plates and candlesticks on top, sitting before a window with draped curtains. The floor is covered by an ornate rug.
Page 14:
The picture shows the left hand view of the room on page 13. At the back wall of the frame, there is a runner table with plates and candlesticks on top, sitting before a window with draped curtains. The floor is covered by an ornate rug. There is a five piece dining set at the center of the room, a china cabinet at the back, left hand side of the room
There are duplicates of the pictures herein, which have a white slip tucked into them. The duplicates are on a poster in Betsy Confron’s office. — 12-86
Second Page: [The page is composed of printed and annotated text. Printed text is noted in bolded text below:]
The McClintock Home 44 South River Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA.
Erected in 1841 by Andrew Todd McClintock And Occupied by Mr. And Mrs. Andrew T. McClintock From 1841 to 1896
Occupied by Mr. And Mrs. Andrew Hamilton McClintock 1896 to 1919
Occupied by Gilbert S. McClintock 1919 to 1950
Presented to Wilkes College in 1950.
December 1943
Page 3:
The page depicts a scene of the home’s entryway. A staircase lines the left hand side of the photographs, carpet adorning the stairs and floor, with paintings on the wall. A glass pendant hangs in the center and fine furniture lines the right hand wall opposite the stairs.
Page 4:
The picture displays a sitting room, with one window on the left-hand side of the frame in the background. A grand mirror sits on the right hand side, with a chandelier in the top, center of the frame. There is an ornate fireplace with another large mirror above the mantel on the left-hand side of the foreground portion of the frame. The room is filled with fine, wooden furniture.
Page 5:
The photo displays a shotgun style hallway that looks through three rooms and two entryways. The room is filled with fine, wooden furniture, draped curtains, and paintings along the walls. There is a chandelier in the center foreground of the frame.
Page 6:
The picture shows the left hand view of the room on page 4, but positioned from the opposite side of the frame. There is an ornate fireplace with another large mirror above the mantel on the left-hand side of the foreground portion of the frame. The room is filled with fine, wooden furniture. There is a chandelier in the center foreground of the frame.
Page 7:
The photo displays a library and sitting room. There is a large fireplace on the right hand side of the frame, with a great portrait of Andrew Hamilton McClintock positioned above the mantel. There are two bookshelves lining the wall on either side of the fireplace. A desk sits in the left hand side of the frame, more toward the background of the frame. The room is filled with fine, wooden furniture, draped curtains, and paintings along the walls.
Page 8: The photograph displays a more central view of the fireplace in the previous image of the library. There is a large fireplace on the right hand side of the frame, with a great portrait of Andrew Hamilton McClintock positioned above the mantel. There are two bookshelves lining the wall on either side of the fireplace.
Page 9:
The picture shows the left hand view of the room on page 8 and 7, but positioned from the opposite side of the frame. The room is filled with fine, wooden furniture, draped curtains, and paintings along the walls. In the background of the photograph, the threshold sits in the center of the frame. Two sitting chairs are positioned on the right hand side of the frame, across from the fireplace, and many bookshelves line the walls.
Page 10:
The photograph depicts a sitting room. The room is filled with fine, wooden furniture, draped curtains, and paintings along the walls. In the background of the photograph, there are two great windows, a small vanity on the left hand side of the frame and a plush chair and lamp on the right.
Page 11:
The picture shows the left hand view of the room on page 10. The frame is centered on two plush armchairs sitting before a bay window. There are paintings on each wall on either side, draped curtains and a chandelier in the center of the room. There is an ornate rug over hardwood floors.
Page 12:
The picture shows the left hand view of the room on page 19 and 10. There is a grand fireplace with a painting above a mantel holding two candlesticks and a bust of a rider and horse. There is a china cabinet at the right hand side of the room with a wooden chair. On the left hand side there is a plush armchair. At the back wall depicts an open threshold.
Page 13:
The photograph depicts a dining room. There is a grand fireplace with a painting above a mantel holding three similar vases. There is a five piece dining set at the center of the room, a china cabinet at the back, left hand side of the room. On the right hand side there is a runner table with plates and candlesticks on top, sitting before a window with draped curtains. The floor is covered by an ornate rug.
Page 14:
The picture shows the left hand view of the room on page 13. At the back wall of the frame, there is a runner table with plates and candlesticks on top, sitting before a window with draped curtains. The floor is covered by an ornate rug. There is a five piece dining set at the center of the room, a china cabinet at the back, left hand side of the room
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu